foot the bill
foot the bill : that means to payExamples:1. You paid last time we went to the movies. Let me foot the bill this time.2. Whenever they go out to dinner with the boss, he foots the bill.
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The Word of December 04, 2010
Hint:The word of the day begins with the letter “Y” and has 9 letters long.• Other y_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s are not lucky.• I was only a y_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in 1993.• As a y_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, I thought it was a love.Can you guess the word of the day?The word of
Read more…The Word of December 08, 2010
Hint:The word of the day begins with the letter “S” and has 5 letters long.• Cut the cabbage into fine long s_ _ _ _.• They may be s_ _ _ _ding documents.• He said there was not a s_ _ _ _ of evidence to support such remarks.• He was left without a s
Read more…pick someone's brain(s)
pick someone's brain(s): that means to talk with someone to find out information about something.
Examples:
1. Peter picked Ryan's brain for ideas on how to be a good father.
2. I spent a couple of hours picking her brain for cooking.
Read more…The Word of December 10, 2010
Hint:
The word of the day begins with the letter “R” and has 5 letters long.
• The country’s r_ _ _ _ economic growth in the 1980’s.
• The r_ _ _ _ decline in the birth rate in Western Europe.
• He walked at r_ _ _ _ pace along the street.
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Read more…Help!...Someone help me!........ He's trying to kill me!........ (Read on your own risk)!
Disclaimer : This is a silly short story written by me to practice my English. I don't know how to write a story? So don't complaint after reading that I wasted your precious time. Also the story is full of mistakes, so read it on your own responsibi
Read more…The Word of December 05, 2010
Hint:The word of the day begins with the letter “R” and has 6 letters long.• Helicopter r_ _ _ _ _d nearly 20 people from the roof of the burning building.• Lights clipped onto the life jackets improve the chances of r_ _ _ _ _.• He had r_ _ _ _ _d h
Read more…The Word of December 07, 2010
Hint:The word of the day begins with the letter “C” and has 12 letters long.• People tend to be more aggressive when they’re young and more c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ as they get older.• It is essentially a narrow and c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ approach to c
Read more…Jokes
Hi friends!
As Fernando asked, here is a nice joke in English. If you know other ones, please, tell us!
Hugs,
Teacher Joyce.
They are stopped by the police
John and Jessica were on their way home from the bar one night and John got pulled over by the pol
Read more…The Word of December 03, 2010
Hint:The word of the day begins with the letter “C” and has 10 letters long.• Boys love to c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ here in the evenings outside cinemas showing American films.• Visitors c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ed on Sunday afternoon to view public exhibitions.Can
Read more…go blank
go blank: that means to become unable to thinkExamples:1. Mary's mind went blank when the boy of her dreams asked her to go out with him.2. Tom prepared for his job interview, but his mind went blank when he sat down in front of his interviewer.3. My
Read more…The Word of December 01, 2010
Hint:The word of the day begins with the letter “A” and has 11 letters long.• Some young people suddenly become self-conscious and tongue-tied in early a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.• Their children are on the verge of a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.• He struggled thro
Read more…The Winner of November Word's Challenge
Hello my lovely friends. How are you? I hope you are super fine and Very Much Alive as me. In this discussion I would like to introduce our winner of November word's challenge. According to Our November's Scoreboard ...natasha yankovskaya = 13deuce66
Read more…bite the bullet
bite the bullet: that means to do or accept something difficult or unpleasant and try to live with it.Etymology: When army doctors performed painful operations without drugs, they gave patients a bullet to put between their teeth.Examples:1. She had
Read more…slave away
slave away: that means to work very hardExamples:1. Mom slaved away in the kitchen all afternoon to prepare for tonight's big feast.2. She has been slaving away all day at her project and hasn't even had time to eat.
Read more…The Emperor and The Seed
Our December's Scoreboard
Our December's Scoreboard
natasha yankovskaya = 19
nida = 14
anele = 6
deuce666 = 5
Monika = 5
walid = 4
Rabab = 4
mohammed Gouda = 4
sweet sandra = 3
Aang Anwaruddin = 2
notears = 2
safa = 1
Ohnie = 1
AHMED Elsebay = 1
Ogundele Fatai Kayode = 1
Read more…Words of Chapter2 part 14
innumerable adjective/ɪˈnjuː.mər.ə.bl ̩/ɪˈnuː.mɚ-/ adjtoo many to be countedThe project has been delayed by innumerable problems.incessant adjective/ɪnˈses.ənt/ adjnever stopping, especially in an annoying or unpleasant wayincessant rain/noise/compla
Read more…Prepositions of Place
Examples:I sometimes place a WordChecker at the bottom of the article in ESL Magazine. This is a glossary.My son likes drawing on the floor when his favourite movie is on TV. He only looks up when the movie is at his favourite part. His paper and cra
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